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New
Data Show Steep, Sustained Increases in STDs
As part of the National STD Prevention Conference press briefing, CDC presented preliminary data showing five-year
trends in sexually transmitted diseases that included preliminary data
for 2017. The analysis found that the nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia,
gonorrhea and syphilis reported to CDC for 2017 exceeded the previous 2016
record by more than 200,000 cases.
Mission
Possible: Preparing and Responding to Disasters through a Health Equity Lens
In the latest Conversations in Equity
blog, Dr. Amy Wolkin talks about addressing the unique needs of vulnerable
populations during disasters.
Women's Gynecologic Health:
Taking Action
Gynecologic cancers
start in a woman’s reproductive organs. All women are at risk for gynecologic
cancers. When these cancers are found early, treatment is more likely to be
effective. CDC is stepping up its efforts to draw awareness to the five main
types of gynecologic cancer: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar.
Check out and share the newest resources from the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control’s Inside Knowledge: Get the Facts About Gynecologic Cancer
campaign.
5
Things You Didn’t Know About Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Dr. Valerie Edwards, a research psychologist in the Alzheimer’s
Disease and Healthy Aging Program, wrote an article that brings attention to the
complex issue of Alzheimer’s Caregiving. The article discusses both
the rewards and challenges of caregiving and CDC’s data collection efforts in
this area.
Stop
the Clot, Spread the Word Launches New Arm of Campaign
Launched in 2015,
the Stop the Clot, Spread the
Word digital campaign was designed to increase public health
awareness about life-threatening blood clots to the general public and various
high-risk groups. Since its launch, the campaign has reached up to 300 million
media impressions. This year, the campaign has released new educational tools
to raise awareness of the risks of blood clots in women during pregnancy,
childbirth, and up to three months after a baby is born.
Prevalence
of Disabilities and Health Care Access by Disability Status and Type Among Adults
— United States, 2016
To identify
characteristics of noninstitutionalized adults with six specific disability
types and to assess disability-specific disparities in health care access,
CDC analyzed 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. The
prevalences of disability overall and by disability type, and access to health
care by disability type, were estimated.
Prevalence
of Five Health-Related Behaviors for Chronic Disease Prevention Among Sexual
and Gender Minority Adults — 25 U.S. States and Guam, 2016
Five key health-related
behaviors were found to be likely associated with reduced all-cause mortality:
never smoking, performing regular physical activity, consuming no or moderate
amounts of alcohol, having a normal body weight, and obtaining sufficient sleep
daily. CDC estimated these five health-related
behaviors among adults aged ≥21 years by sexual orientation and transgender
status using data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 25 U.S. states and Guam.
Contraceptive
Use Among Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy in the Context of Public
Health Emergencies — United States, 2016
This
report includes the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data collected
during September–December 2016 on contraceptive use to update
previously published contraceptive use estimates among
women at risk for unintended pregnancy and to estimate the number of women
with ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services.
Primary
Prevention Interventions to Reduce Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence
and Sexual Violence Among Youth
The Community
Preventive Services Task Force recommends primary prevention
interventions that aim to prevent or reduce perpetration of intimate partner
and sexual violence among youth ages 12 to 24 years. Evidence shows these
interventions decrease the perpetration of intimate partner violence and sexual
violence.
Trends
in Human Papillomavirus–Associated Cancers — United States, 1999–2015
To assess trends, characterized by average annual percent change, in HPV-associated cancer incidence during 1999–2015, CDC analyzed data
from cancer registries covering 97.8% of the U.S. population.
Vital
Signs: Prevalence of Key Cardiovascular Disease
Risk Factors for Million Hearts 2022 — United States, 2011–2016
This report establishes a baseline for the cardiovascular
disease risk factors targeted for reduction by the initiative during 2017–2021
and highlights recent changes over time.
Prevention
and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—United States, 2018–19 Influenza
Season
This report focuses on the recommendations for use of vaccines for the
prevention and control of influenza during the 2018–19 season in the United
States. Vaccination and health care providers should check CDC’s influenza
website periodically for additional information.
National
Occupational Injury Research Symposium (NOIRS), October 16-18, 2018
Free Webinar! Interventions that Work: Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Among Youth, October 24, 2018
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Meeting, October 24-25, 2018
5th World Congress on Nursing & Healthcare, November
12-14, 2018
Academy
of Breastfeeding Medicine Annual Meeting, November 14-17, 2018
National
HIV Prevention Conference, March 18-21, 2019
Native Women and Men's Wellness and Diabetes Prevention Conference, April 22-25, 2019
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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